28 Mar 2019

The lasting impacts for children of Christchurch shootings

From Nine To Noon, 11:29 am on 28 March 2019
People gather outside Al Noor Mosque

People gather outside Al Noor Mosque Photo: RNZ/ Dan Cook

Psychologist and disaster mental health expert Sarb Johal discusses the likely lasting impacts of the Christchurch terror attacks on children and adolescents. How do children and young people who may have viewed the video of the attack process that? What might parents see and why do children sometimes keep their reactions hidden?

Sarb Johal speaks with Lynn Freeman.